Conflicting information about Swift driving academy

I am reading some conflicting information about the Swift Driving Academy I attended in Memphis several weeks ago. I originally went through Knight Transportation in hopes of obtaining my CDL and being trained by Knight in order to do so. Without realizing what was actually getting ready to happen, I ended up at the Swift Driving Academy. I know that Swift is owned by Knight, but never was Swift mentioned by my recruiter in the beginning. I was told many things by the recruiter that was an out and out lie. It was a definite "bait and switch" if there ever was one.

What I am curious about is that since graduating from there and obtaining my CDL, I have been told by a few prospective employers that they do not realize Swift as an "accredited" driving school. They say that in affect, it is a "company" school with the intention of you driving solely for Knight/Swift upon graduation. Because of various reasons - the biggest claiming they couldn't verify some of my employment, they decided to pass on hiring me at the end of school. Funny that no other potential employer had an issue with it. I think that since I questioned so much of what was told to me by my recruiter that ended up not being true and putting them on the spot to explain so, I was labeled as possibly being a trouble maker of sorts and they didn't hire me after all.

It has been brought up to me that there is the very real possibility that I may not be libel to pay for the schooling since it was training to work specifically for Knight/Swift. Since they passed on me and chose not to hire me, I'm not required to pay them anything. I don't see anything in any paperwork or documents I received or signed that addresses this.

Does anyone have any insight in to this situation? The training was for $6,000 - not including room accommodations for a month which is another approximately $1,800. This was to be paid back to them by being deducted from my weekly paycheck.

By the way, I am headed to Houston this weekend to begin training and working for Schneider as a tanker driver.

 

How long ago was this? I know the good and bad - just like anything, but been told their tanker training is as good as any. Said it would only be east of the Mississippi. One year is all I need with them.

 

Not sure of the others, but I spoke with the terminal manager near me with Superior. They required one year of over-the-road experience, which I don't have yet, in order to work for them. That's my dilemma. I'm wanting to do tanker right off if possible, but everyone I speak with is requiring one year before they'll talk to you. Schneider was the only one that didn't and that's the reason I chose to go that route. Not for the money, not for the miles, just the tanker experience.

 

Thanks, that's exactly why I'm doing what I'm doing with Schneider. I basically feel like I can get 90% of the jobs that I want with just one year with them.